System and method for changing operation of an application...

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2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Thomson, William (Department: 2194)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Dynamic linking, late binding

Object oriented dynamic linking, late binding

C717S111000, C717S140000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07100172

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for altering the operation of a computer application while avoiding recompiling the computer application or modifying the kernel associated with the operating system of a computing device. A computer application is launched in a suspended mode. An asynchronous procedure call (APC) is used to load an additional dynamic link library (DLL) to be associated with the computer application. The additional DLL includes routines that operate differently than routines originally associated with the computer application through an initial DLL. The references to the routines within the computer application are redirected to the routines of the additional (DLL). The operation of the computer application is therefore changed while avoiding rewriting the application or changing the operating system.

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